Alexander Theroux letters to Judy Barnes
Content Description
Dates
- 1973 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access
Biographical / Historical
He is known for his novel Darconville's Cat (1981), which was selected by Anthony Burgess for his Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939 – A Personal Choice in 1984 and by Larry McCaffery for 20th Century’s Greatest Hits.[2]
He was awarded the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction in 1991 and the Clifton Fadiman Medal for Fiction in 2002 by the Mercantile Library in New York City. He is the brother of novelist Paul Theroux and writer Peter Theroux as well as the uncle of documentarian Louis Theroux, novelist Marcel Theroux, and actor Justin Theroux.
Source: "Alexander Theroux" Wikipedia. Accessed 2/8/2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Theroux
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Condition Description
- Title
- Alexander Theroux letters to Judy Barnes
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2022-02-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States